When the four kids finally stood before Uchiha Hikaru, the other three still looked restrained. The unconscious aura radiating from him had even scared them pale.
But the next moment, they froze.
Gon suddenly burst into happy laughter and sprinted toward Uchiha Hikaru.
"Master! Master! Hehe, I missed you so much, Master!"
His little feet carried him along with such delight that everyone else was dumbfounded.
"What? Master?"
"What's going on?"
The three of them were completely baffled. Hadn't they agreed to stand their ground and advance and retreat together? How had a traitor suddenly appeared?
Moreover, Gon's shout left the three of them feeling bitter. No wonder he was so strong. He had breezed through the selection without any pressure at all. So he had already been Kami's disciple.
The four of them had grown quite close by now. Killua Zoldyck had told them about what the old men in his family had done, nearly scaring them to death.
They were also astonished by Killua Zoldyck's background. He was the son of the current head of the assassin family, a major power in the Second World. His pedigree was impeccable.
Yet beneath Gon's halo, all of that seemed dim.
They had struggled with everything they had, exhausting themselves just for the chance to study under the strongest Kami and enter his school. Yet Gon had already been learning under Kami for a long time. The gap was simply too great, and it chilled their hearts.
Uchiha Hikaru rubbed Gon's head and smiled. "As expected of my disciple. Lately, I've constantly heard that old man Netero praising you. The fact that you made it here proves you already have the bearing of a true powerhouse."
As he spoke, Uchiha Hikaru looked up at the others.
"The same goes for you.